iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) Short Interest Update

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 105,463 shares, a decline of 35.9% from the December 15th total of 164,453 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 179,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 179,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IJS. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 8,726.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 432,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,808,000 after acquiring an additional 427,403 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 4,702.1% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 362,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,069,000 after purchasing an additional 354,776 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the third quarter worth $23,118,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 19.6% during the second quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 849,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,554,000 after purchasing an additional 139,194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 4,206.0% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 122,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,524,000 after purchasing an additional 119,451 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.86% of the company’s stock.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA:IJS traded down $0.65 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $121.91. The stock had a trading volume of 124,085 shares, compared to its average volume of 544,335. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 1-year low of $82.10 and a 1-year high of $122.71. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $114.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.08. The company has a market cap of $7.51 billion, a PE ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 1.08.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index exhibiting the strongest value characteristics. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.